Issue link: https://www.epageflip.net/i/660028
Shasta Arts Council will present an exhibi- tion 5-8 p.m. Friday, April 8 through May 13 at Old City Hall, 1313 Market St. in Redding. Salon artists meet reg- ularly to support each other's artistic endeav- ors, share current art projects, and to exhibit new artwork in the com- munity. Established in Octo- ber of 1996 by five art- ists, the group has 25 painters, sculptors, print makers, ceramists, dig- ital artists and photog- raphers. Regular gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tues- day through Thursday, noon to 6 p.m. Fridays and 5-8 p.m. the fourth Satur- day of the month. REDDING Salon–fineartexhibition LittleBridge-SharonMcKelvey The Motown Experi- ence is an all-star lineup of world-class vocalists drawn from the ranks of the legendary groups, in- cluding members of The Capitols (Cool Jerk), The Miracles (Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame and Hollywood Walk Of Fame Inductees) and The Temptations. The group is scheduled to perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 22 at Red Bluff's State Theatre, 333 Oak St. The Motown Sound was called the sound of young America, but it be- came the soundtrack of the lives of generations around the world for more than 50 years. The Motown catalog includes some of the most endur- ing songs in popular mu- sic, with the most univer- sal appeal of any musi- cal form. Motown music has such strong musical hooks that it has repeat- edly been used in every- thing from movie sound tracks to commercials for the last 50 years, provid- ing some of the most rec- ognizable songs in music history. The show is jam-packed with impeccable harmo- nies, dazzling choreogra- phy, and those timeless Motown grooves that ev- eryone knows and loves. You can choose to dance, sing along, or just sit back and watch the show as they perform all of the greatest hits from the likes of The Temptations, The Miracles, The Four Tops, Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder. Every performance contains that unmistak- able Motown stamp, in- cluding flashy suits, great singing and dancing and a polished show that has set the bar for every vo- cal artist since the late 1950s. The backup band is made up of seasoned per- formers who have been the musicians of choice for hundreds of Motown, nostalgia, classic rock and doo wop shows around the country. They have both live performance and re- cording credits with a ver- itable who's who of popu- lar music artists from the '50s, '60s and '70s. Tickets are on sale at www.statetheatreredbluff. com or Tehama Country Visitor Center, 250 Ante- lope Blvd. in Red Bluff. Motown coming to State Theatre The following events are offered as part of the Chico Performances series in April. For tickets and more information, visit www.chi- coperformances.com or call 898-6333. All performances other than Broadway Boogie are held at Laxson Auditorium on the CSU Chico campus. DanceChico!Broadway Boogie, 7-9 p.m. April 1, Third Street between Broadway and Main, free Last year's Broadway Boogie brought down the house and organizers are ready to do it again. An evening of dancing in the street, food trucks, DJ mu- sic, dance instruction and a great light show will be featured. Come on down to the Broadway Boogie for a rollicking family friendly dance party. Dance Chico! ODC, 7:30 p.m. April 3, $10-28 The dance festival closes with a San Francisco trea- sure, ODC. Founded in 1971 in Oberlin, Ohio, di- rector Brenda Way moved the company to San Fran- cisco in 1976. Heralded for its athleticism, passion and emotional depth, the San Francisco Bay Guardian's Best of the Bay has hailed ODC as "Best Dance Com- pany" in 2002, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, and 2014. The evening will feature a mix of ODC repertory from its 45-year history. Banff Film Festival, 7:30 p.m. April 8, $10-15 Adventure Outings, Chico Performances, and the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour have come together to bring the world's most exciting ad- venture films to audiences around the globe. Imme- diately after the festival ends in November, a selec- tion of the best films go on tour, traveling to 32 coun- tries, reaching more than 245,000 people at over 635 screenings. The Banff films showcase the best in adventure films, from rock climbing to big mountain skiing and everything in between. Arlo Gunthrie, 7:30 p.m. April 10, $10-40 Famed folk troubadour Arlo Guthrie returns to Chico to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the tale of Alice's Restaurant massa- cre. The now infamous in- cident depicted in the song occurred on Thanksgiving Day 1965, although Guth- rie's hilariously satiric re- telling of the tale was re- leased on album in 1967. The song has become a counter-cultural touch point, though it was far too long at the time to fit on a 45 record and receive pop radio airplay. Arlo is a folk musician in the classic sense, and the opportunity to experience the musical monologue that launched his career does not come often. Circa: Carnival of the Animals, 7:30 p.m. April 13, $10-35 From Brisbane, Austra- lia, comes a bold new vi- sion of contemporary cir- cus taking the world by storm and rising to be- come the most acclaimed circus ensemble in the world. Carnival of the An- imals is a multimedia re- working of the Camille Saint-Saëns classical musi- cal suite into a circus spec- tacle for all ages. In creat- ing it, Circa made a work of sophisticated and de- lightful family entertain- ment, at once contempo- rary and old-world. A Circa performance is physically astounding, crammed with amazing circus skills including aerials, acrobat- ics, tumbling, table slid- ing, and skipping. Bryan Stevenson: Just Mercy, 7:30 p.m. April 19, free to $10 Bryan Stevenson is the founder and executive di- rector of the Equal Jus- tice Initiative, a Montgom- ery, Alabama-based non profit committed to fight- ing poverty and challeng- ing racial discrimination in the criminal justice system. He has won relief for doz- ens of condemned prison- ers, argued five times be- fore the Supreme Court, and won national acclaim for his work challenging bias against the poor and people of color. His pow- erful memoir Just Mercy, chronicles a case early in his career and has received glowing praise for its hon- esty and timeliness. CHICO PERFORMANCES Arlo Guthrie, Banff films to highlight April The Motown Experience CONCERT REDDING The beauti- ful and rarely performed Easter portion of Handel's "Messiah" will be fea- tured in a special fund- raising concert Friday, April 8 at Simpson Uni- versity, 2211 College View Drive. The Simpson Univer- sity Chorale, Trinity Repertory Singers and Weaverville Community Chorus, under the di- rection of Dr. Cyril My- ers Jr., will perform the piece at 7:30 p.m. inside the Heritage Student Life Center. A pre-concert lecture about the work will take place at 6:30 p.m. The event is a fundraiser for the Simpson University Music Department and will include a silent auc- tion for items and gift cards from local busi- nesses and tickets to Dis- neyland. Tickets are $10 general, $8 for seniors, and $5 for students and can be pur- chased at the Simpson University bookstore or at the door. The concert will be reprised at the Trin- ity Alps Performing Arts in Weaverville on Sunday, April 10, with tickets available at the door. Learn more about the Simpson Univer- sity Music Department at simpsonu.edu/music and upcoming events at simpsonu.edu/musicev- ents. SIMPSON Concert to feature Easter portion of 'Messiah' REDDING The public is in- vited to enjoy an evening of high-velocity and inno- vative dance performances at the Shasta College Dance Festival at 7 p.m Friday and Saturday, April 22-23 in the Shasta College Theatre. Under the direction of Cindy Michaels, the Shasta College Dance Festival promises an entertaining evening of performances from students and commu- nity guest artists as they de- liver classical works of art, contemporary premiers, timely lyrical impressions and some not-to-be-missed avant-garde creations. Tickets are $7 for gen- eral admission and $5 for students and seniors and may be pre-purchased from the Shasta College website at www.shastacollege.edu/ dance or at the Shasta Col- lege Box Office one hour be- fore the performance. For more information, call Michaels at 949-5170 or write to cmichaels@shasta- college.edu. SHASTA COLLEGE Dance Festival to feature high-velocity, innovative performances Banff Film Festival Arlo Guthrie 1921 ~ 2016 95 TH (530)527-1000 visit us at: www.redbluffroundup.com Likeusonfacebook FRIDAY FAMILY 4 PACK $40 Plus$1.00 processing fee each ticket TICKETS ON SALE NOW! April 15, 16 & 17, Greatest Show On Dirt THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 2016 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM |A+E | 5 A